KCPBS Diversity Report - Flipbook - Page 2
Kliff Kuehl
President & CEO,
Kansas City PBS,
90.9 The Bridge, Flatland
Board of Directors
Stuart Shaw, Chair
Kim Wilkerson, Vice Chair,
Futures
Ellen Barnes, Vice Chair,
Operations
Chris Harper, Treasurer
Kiran Huggins, Secretary
Elizabeth Alex, Director
Dianne Asher, Director
David Barnard, Director
Karen Begelfer, Director
Roger Best, Director
Cathi Brain, Director
David Burke, Director
Tammy Edwards, Director
Will Gregory, Director
Scott Hughes, Director
Linda Lenza, Director
Judy Moody, Director
Fred Nelson, Director
Mandy Prather, Director
Todd Reiser, Director
Jeff Simon, Director
Jon Stephens, Director
Erin Turley, Director
Christopher Underwood,
Director
Sandra Whitaker, Director
Bryan Wright, Director
Letter from Kliff Keuhl:
Kansas City PBS is
committed to building
an inclusive work culture
and to serving as a trusted
public media source that
tells stories reflective of
the community we serve. Every year, we produce a
Diversity Report — an annual audit of our people,
processes and programming — to hold ourselves
accountable to our mission and to continue to
examine ways we can improve as an organization.
As we create compelling local programming, convene
engaging civic conversations, tell stories that might
otherwise go untold, and deliver educational
resources and member-supported music discovery,
it is our goal to approach our work through a lens of
diversity, equity and inclusion.
In 2022 we adopted a new strategic plan that will
guide us through the next three years. Within this
we recognize that, through our work and focus on
diversity, we can foster an atmosphere that allows us
to connect more deeply with our audience. We look
forward to continuing on this path, as there is always
more work to do.
Kliff Kuehl
President & CEO, Kansas City PBS,
90.9 The Bridge, Flatland
Letter from Stuart Shaw:
The Kansas City PBS
Board of Directors has
long recognized the
importance of diversity
to the organization.
Over the past several
years, the Board’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Subcommittee has been working to make our DEI
goals and strategies more measurable and tangible.
This work includes oversight of the creation of this
annual Diversity Report. This report focuses on the
ways the organization continues to ensure that there
is a strong, meaningful focus on diversity among its
people, processes and programming. It was created
through a collaborative effort with management
and staff, with advice and guidance provided by our
subcommittee. By including goals related to diversity
in our 2022 strategic planning efforts, and through the
publication of this report, we aim to be transparent
and hold ourselves accountable. The board collectively
sees DEI as a source of strength for the organization
and appreciates you taking the time to review this
report.
Stuart Shaw
Board Chair
Kansas City PBS
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) SUBCOMMITTEE
Board Members
Tammy Edwards, Chair
Dianne Asher
Ellen Barnes
David Burke
Kansas City PBS Staff
Todd Reiser
Jeff Simon
Bryan Wright
Donna Collene, Sr. Director of Human Resources
Kalie Hudson, Chief Content Officer
Kliff Kuehl, President & CEO, Kansas City PBS,
90.9 The Bridge, Flatland
Rolonda Saulsberry, Director of Finance
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